Datacenter Dynamics: Why clean data is as important as clean energy

Renewable energy initiatives have been on the news agenda the last couple of weeks. According to Bloomberg, a large proportion of the Fortune 500 has set clean energy goals in response to the savings generated by renewable power. As companies amass huge amounts of data, a significant part of their strategy for reaching their ambitious goals will involve data centers, no matter if a business owns, builds or uses them in the Cloud.

Apple is leading the way in this area. The company recently released its Annual Environmental Responsibility Report which provides a detailed outline of the steps it is taking to ensure its data centers are environmentally friendly.   

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